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Mark Sayers in blogland

NiallMay 22, 2008

Mark Sayers, a mate and man of God whom I admire and respect, has started blogging again after an absence of many months. Mark is well known for his particiaption in the Red Network, but even more so for his book and DVD “The Trouble with Paris”, and his ministry with the UBER Ministries.

Recently Mark wrote something that I totally resonated with. In his post, “The Politcal Incorrectness of a Non-Judgmental God“, Mark writes,

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Me & the Future of the Planet

Niall

I am sure that you can’t tell from reading anything I have written so far that I am considered over-weight. Yeah, if you have met me in person, you will know but for those reading here - medically speaking I am considered obese. This is hard to admit publicly but in reality it is obvious when you see me. I don’t “feel” obese, in fact I have generally prided myself on my ability to pretty much be like the next guy activity wise (ok I may wheeze and pant a bit) but I have tried to live I guess you would say, in denial, but I would argue that I was aware of it but chose to try overcome the stereotype overweight kid.

You would also notice that I am very Kingdom focused, including eco-consciousness and focused on living the whole of my life for the Kingdom. So, yes, while my family have been trying to save water, cut fuel usage, eat healthily and shop locally, it as quite a wake-up call to read this article that Brian at Curious in Ibiza linked to in his post about obesity, with some lively comments and discussion on obesity and flying, the poor etc.

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Compassion Bloggers

Niall

I have just signed up with Compassion Bloggers, to be part of the effort to spread some of the news and efforts of Compassion International. Shaun Groves whom I wrote about in a previous post, works part-time with Compassion International and runs Compassion Bloggers. Shaun writes on his shlog:

Every month I’ll be sending out an e-mail (to folks who sign-up for it) asking bloggers to post about a specific Compassion-related need. Last month, for example, it was a campaign to buy malaria nets. Thousands of dollars were raised through the efforts of bloggers so that thousands of kids can now sleep without being bitten by a malaria-ridden mosquito. That’s thousands of kids released from disease.

I’m calling these little e-mailed thingies “assignments”, but think of them as “missions” or “directives” or “stuff to blog about when you’re out of stuff to blog about” if that’s better for you. No matter what they’re called, they’re important in mobilizing bloggers to use their words and their corner of the blogosphere to make real changes in the developing world.

And another thing. If you blog for Compassion like this on a monthly basis, I’ll send you a little bitty badge thingy you can put in the sidebar of your blog that simply says “I’m A Compassion Blogger.” That’s coming soon.

I would encourage you to sign up and add just one post a month on your own blog to Compassion and the work they are doing.

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